MIMI E. TSANKOV EMPLOYMENT U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration Judge Denver Immigration Court 2010 - Present Los Angeles Immigration Court 2006 2010 Law Offices of Mimi Tsankov Immigration Law Private Practice 2000 2006 U.S. Department of Justice, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division U.S. Attorney s Office (E.D.N.Y.) 1997 1998 U.S. Department of Justice, Assistant District Counsel Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 1995 1998 U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Asylum Officer New York Asylum Office 1994 1995 Peace Corps, Attorney Advisor Office of Inspector General 1992 1994 Completed Tour of Duty Bryan Cave, LLP, Associate Attorney International Law Department 1990 1992 U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Intern Program Visa Office, Office of the Director 1982 1983 PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP Tipsy: A Sobering Look at the Effects of Alcohol-Related Incidents in Immigration Removal Proceedings
59:8 The Federal Lawyer Magazine September 2012 Reprinted in Bender s Immigration Bulletin, October 2012 A New Take on the Top Ten Rules for Court and Professional Life 89 U. Denver L. Rev. 1 (October 2012) Measured Enforcement: A Policy Shift in the ICE 287(g) Program 31 U. La Verne L. Rev. 403 (2010) Incompetent Respondents in Removal Proceedings Immigration Law Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 3:1, 2009 Article cited by the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration Judge Bench Book Contributing Editor, U.S. Department of Justice Immigration Judge Bench Book Editor, Czech Republic Department of Commerce, A Czech Businessman s Guide to U.S. Immigration Law (1992) Tax Treaty Shopping: Changes in the U.S. Approach to Limitations on Benefits Provisions in Developing Country Treaties 30 Va. J. Int'l L. 553 (1990) EDUCATION University of Virginia School of Law Juris Doctor, May 1990 Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of International Law Jessup International Moot Court Competition Elected to Student Bar Association Elected to University Judiciary Committee University of Virginia Department of Government and Foreign Affairs Master of Arts, May 1990 James Madison University Bachelor of Arts, May 1986 Major Economics Minors English, French PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES National and International Presentations 2
Panel Presentation 2012 Federal Bar Association (FBA) and Stanford University Sponsored International Conference, Rome, Italy Citizenship in a Global Era Panel - The Disenfranchised: Undocumented and Stateless People Panel Presentation 2012 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Teleconference [Audio Seminar] Fair and Equitable Treatment: Working with Vulnerable Populations in Removal Proceedings Panel Presentation 2011 American Bar Association (ABA) National General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm CLE Conference Immigration Hearings 101: A Complete Tool Kit for Representing Children in Immigration Court Panel Presentation 2011 AILA Fall CLE Conference, Rules of Evidence and Trial Practice for Immigration Practitioners Panel Presentation 2011 FBA Annual Immigration Law Section Conference Mental Competency Issues in Immigration Court Proceedings Panel Presentation 2011 FBA Annual Immigration Law Section Conference State Immigration-Related Legislation Update Panel Presentation, 2010 Immigration Law Symposium, University of LaVerne College of Law Perspectives from the Bench Final Round Judge, 2010 National Immigration Law Moot Court Competition - University of California, Davis, School of Law Final Round Judge, 2009 National Immigration Law Moot Court Competition - University of California, Davis, School of Law Regional Presentations Panel Presentation, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Judicial Clerkships and Judicial Externships (November 2012) Panel Presentation, AILA Colorado Chapter 2012 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference Ethical Quandaries in the Practice of Immigration Law Mock Hearing Judge, 2011 Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN), Detention Facility Model Hearing Program, Denver, Colorado Panel Presentation, AILA, 2011 Denver Chapter CLE Event 3
Non-immigrant Visa Challenges in Removal Proceedings, or When Bad Things Happen to Good Visas: A Conversation between the Bar and the Bench Presentation, Colorado Bar Association, Immigration Section Event, 2010 Presentation, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 2000 Presentation, AILA, 2000 San Diego Chapter Young Lawyer s Division Presentation, American Chemistry Society, San Diego Chapter, 2000 Law School Presentations and Programs Guest Lecturer on Immigration Law Topics University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, 2010, 2011 University of LaVerne, School of Law 2010 Fordham University, School of Law 1997 University of Denver, Sturm College of Law Externship Mentor Denver Immigration Court, 2010 - present Research Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS), University of California San Diego, 2000-2002 Panel Presentation, 1997 Center for Public Service Law Symposium, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University U.S. Department of Justice Professional Activities Federal Government Pro Bono Program, Colorado Program Founding Leader 2012 Appointed U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Denver Immigration Court, Juvenile Docket Immigration Judge, 2012 Member, DOJ EOIR Committee on Pro Bono, 2007 - Present Appointed DOJ EOIR Pro Bono Liaison Judge, 2007 2012 Appointed to the DOJ EOIR Board of Immigration Appeals Precedent Committee, 2009 Present (Chair 2011 present) Appointed to National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) Governing Board, 2010 - present Appointed to the DOJ EOIR Attorney Discipline Corps, 2009-2010 4
Appointed to the DOJ EOIR IJ Bench Book Committee 2008 2011 Appointed DOJ EOIR Immigration Judge Mentor 2009 - Present Appointed DOJ EOIR Judicial Law Clerk Mentor 2008 Present Visiting Lecturer on Immigration Law, Legacy Border Patrol Integrated Training Program, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), 1997 Lecturer, Immigration and Naturalization Service, New York District Office, Office of Investigations, 1996 1998 Appointed, DOJ, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Mediator, 1994 Designed and drafted the Peace Corps, Office of Inspector General Investigative Procedure Manual, 1993 1994 Served as Peace Corps, Office of Inspector General, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act Officer, 1993-1994 Appointed Peace Corps Representative to the Executive Branch Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE), in multi-agency law enforcement programs, 1993 Completed 14-week Federal Special Agent/Criminal Investigator FLETC Training Program, 1992 Leadership Activities Colorado Chief Justice Michael Bender s Commission on the Legal Profession Active Member of Working Group D Relationship between the Judiciary, Bar, Legal Academies and the Community regarding Access to Justice, Delivery of Justice, and Education of the Public 2011 - present Federal Bar Association, Colorado Chapter Currently serving as President Previously held titles of Vice President, Board Member 2010-2012 Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section Secretary, Advisory Board Member 2010-2012 National Conference Planning Advisory Board 2011, 2012, 2013 American Bar Association, Judicial Division, Member 2011, 2012 5
Colorado Judicial Institute, Hispanic Outreach Immigration Subcommittee, Member 2012 American Immigration Lawyer s Association San Diego Chapter, Member and Website Committee Chairperson 2000-2005 Education-Related Public Service CEC Middle College of Denver Advisory Committee, Colorado 2012 Member, East High School, Parent Engagement Team, Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado, 2010-2012 Appointed Member, Citizens Oversight Committee, Beverly Hills Unified School District, 2006 Appointed Member, Gifted and Talented Education Site Council, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Newport Beach, CA, 2005 Appointed Member, Boundary Committee, Redrawing boundaries for future school growth Carlsbad Unified School District, 2003 Appointed Peace Corps Representative to the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, 1994 BAR MEMBERSHIPS District of Columbia New York Pennsylvania (inactive) 6